Senator Chuck Hagel For VP?

@jormins (1223)
United States
March 31, 2008 10:36pm CST
I know its still too early for topics like this but I've recently been seeing more and more of this Republican Senator from Nebraska with some very interesting views for a Republican. I hate to say it but he reminds me of John McCain, back when John McCain was still John McCain. While I admit I don't know a ton about Hagel based on the little I have seen I think he might make a very interesting choice as a running mate for someone like Barack Obama if Obama secures the nomination. I don't know if Hagel would accept, but based on his views on Iraq I see it more likely than him siding or endorsing John McCain. Any thoughts?
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
1 Apr 08
Senator Hagel was just a guest star on The Daily Show tonight and Jon Stewart gave him an opportunity to endorse McCain and he did not, in fact he said he totally disagrees with his Iraq policy. He was also on Countdown tonight. I sure can't see him being McCain's running mate but it wouldn't really be that big a stretch for him to be in a Democratic Administration, if not as VP than in another capacity. He's always been one of a relatively few Republicans in Congress who I really like a lot. I should reword that - I don't mean to say I dislike all Republicans personally because that isn't the case at all but I meant Hagel's views and his ways of presenting them are much more to my liking than most of the others. I'd really like to see a ticket that crosses party lines, I think that would really help "unite" us and we sure do need that, don't we? Annie
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@jormins (1223)
• United States
1 Apr 08
I know in the past wasn't there talk of a McCain/Lieberman ticket or something? As an independent I'd love to see more of that as I truly believe both parties are too extreme and if we could all meet in the middle things in America would be much better off. I'm curious how much the candidate gets to choose his own person. Does the party put extreme pressure to pick their choice or does the nominee choose whoever they want to. I'd guess its somewhere in the middle, but if I come across some loose cash in my pockets next time I do laundry I might have to pick up Hagel's book.
• Hyderabad, India
1 Apr 08
I always believed republicans to be Bush clons. They all have the same idea war. In one discussion i had seen they (republicans)being referring as bush on steroids. I hate their point of view. Mc cain and Hagel are almost the same they have the same point of view. They would make us go into wars and wars plundering our economy.
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
1 Apr 08
Actually, while I agree with you about most Republicans, Hagel and McCain aren't even close when it comes to the war. He co-wrote a resolution last year along with Democrats Biden and Levin about the Iraq war. He also made several very impassioned speeches on the floor of the Senate and voted with the Democrats on several occasions about ending the war. Annie
@jormins (1223)
• United States
1 Apr 08
That's the strange thing about Hagel, he's very opinionated against the Iraq War. I haven't studied his policies yet but I get the feeling he is the maverick to the party that John McCain used to be.
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
1 Apr 08
John McCain needs to select a strong Veep because of his age. The media is going to make his age an issue and if he selected a strong presidentual person it would blunt this issue. I like Condi Rice, or Mitt Romney. A democratic ticket of Obama - Clinton or Clinton - Obama will not work. They both woudl be threatened by the other. Obama has to select someone with strong Foreign Relations experience. He also has to balance his ticket with a white male perferable someone who has executive experience. Senator Clinton needs to also select a white male but a quiet one who will not upstage her or have views that are different than hers. Her Veep will be more of a figure head and not a political powerhouse.
@jormins (1223)
• United States
1 Apr 08
I have to admit a McCain/Rice ticket scares me a little as if Obama wins the nomination how many women voters might be disillusioned. I don't know why but based on Romney's presidential campaign and how much he was disliked by voters and Republican candidates alike, I doubt he gets the nod. But Rice does scare me a little. The only negative I see is that she is from Bush's cabinet but other than that she might make things a little more interesting in the general.